CABLE BREVITIES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 7, 9 January 1895, Page 5

CABLE BREVITIES.

The barque Lochnagar, from London to Nelson, has pub back to repair damages caused by collision. Tho imports into the United Kingdom during the past year show »n increase of £3,678,000. The exporba have increased by £231,000. '"'-. The Bank of Monbreal has assisted the Government of Newfoundland wibh a shipment of specie. Ib is expected thab Prince Tho, who is now in Ascob College, England, will be choeen heir to bhe throne of Siatn. ..,, The Chinese have taken bhe French bra - veller Gerard to Pokin for punishment.

The reporters charged with being accessory to the manslaughter of .Smith, the pugilist, who was killed in a glove fight, were discharged. The Special Committee of the Corporation of London appointed* to consider the scheme for the unification-ot London, opposes the.amalgamation of the Corporation with the County Council, and advises the creation of separate municipalities with a central body tor certain purposes. Dr. Creed, of Sydney, in a letter to the London •'Times," urges that the action of the Government in the Costa Rica Packet Case has injured' Imperial prestige in Australia, and is bonding to weaken the; ties between the colonies and the Mother Country. i ~ Mr Lark, Canadian Commissioner to Australia, has arrived in Sydney, He will permanently reside there in order to promote trade between Canada and Australia.

Great excitement was caused at Wyalong .owing to a portion of the most important claims being jumped. Measures are being iiuken to test tho right of the jnmpere. \ The British-India Company has obtained jv contract to convey 1,200 Coolies from Lndia to Fiji. ;The Agricultural Department of Victoria is taking measures to prove the adaptability of the climate to grow kapok (the material ■mied in upholstery). "•_,-■_ The first 'shipment 'of "'cheese under the nevr Victorian bonus regulations will bo .sent from Melbourne during the week. Ib consists of 68 tons, graded by experts of : r,he Agricultural Department. The bonus ipo be paid is £3 per ton, providod ib sells iat not less bhan 50a per cwt. Ibis anticipated that regular shipments will be made during the riexb three months.